netdev - Re: [patch net-next] net: devlink: don't ignore errors during dumpit

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Date:   Fri, 4 Oct 2019 15:21:25 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] net: devlink: don't ignore errors during dumpit

On Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 11:50:12AM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Currently, some dumpit function may end-up with error which is not
> -EMSGSIZE and this error is silently ignored. Use does not have clue
> that something wrong happened. Instead of silent ignore, propagate
> the error to user.
> 
> Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Thanks Jiri

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew